Arizona football to wear helmet decals in remembrance of hit-and-run victims

Arizona football will be wearing special helmet decals for their game against Kansas on Saturday in remembrance of four students who died last month, per Arizona Daily Star’s Justin Spears.

Arizona will honor Katya Rosaura Castillo Mendoza, 21, Josiah Patrick Santos, 22, and Sophia Akimi Troetel, 21, who died from injuries sustained in a hit-and-run collision near North Euclid Avenue and East Second Street on Oct. 30, according to the Tucson Police Department. 

The team will also honor Peter Wanjohi, 19, who died from injuries sustained in another hit-and-run collision near South Kino Parkway and East 15th Street on Oct. 26. 

Arizona revealed its homecoming jerseys and helmets on Thursday. The Wildcats will wear white pants with dark blue jerseys that have white-colored numbers with a red outline around it. The team will white helmets with a red, white and blue stripe across it. 

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Arizona (5-3, 2-3 Big 12) will face Kansas (5-4, 3-3 Big 12) at Arizona Stadium at 1:30 p.m. The game can be seen on ESPN2.

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